Bremerton in Kitsap County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Bremerton Telephone Office 1910

Bremerton Telephone Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling

1. Bremerton Telephone Office Marker

Inscription.
(Upper:)
Placed 1982
Elizabeth Ellington Chapter
of the Daughters of the American Revolution

(Lower:)
Elizabeth Ellington Chapter, NSDAR
rededicates the site of the
Bremerton Telephone Office (1910)
originally honored 30 years ago
August 2012

Erected 1982 by Elizabeth Ellington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 47° 33.942′ N, 122° 37.873′ W. Marker is in Bremerton, Washington, in Kitsap County. It is on 4th Street east of Warren Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 837 4th Street, Bremerton WA 98337, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Old Indian Fort / First School of Kitsap County (approx. ¾ mile away); 85th Anniversary of our National Independence (approx. 10½ miles away); Young’s Block (approx. 11.6 miles away); Chief Seattle (approx. 12 miles away).

More about this marker. Originally the telephone office and later the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce. In 2025, it was the Coffee Oasis Headquarters.

The markers are bronze, mounted on a native granite boulder and next to a flag pole. After the 1982

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installation of the top plaque, the Sons of the American Revolution restored it in 2012 and an additional plaque was installed by the DAR at the time of the re-dedication.

Bremerton Telephone Office 1910 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mick Hersey, April 15, 2016

2. Bremerton Telephone Office 1910 Marker

The marker and flag pole are to the left of the building.

Bremerton Telephone Office marker rededication in 2012. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mick Hersey, 2012

3. Bremerton Telephone Office marker rededication in 2012.

Photographed by Mick Hersey, April 15, 2016

4. Bremerton Telephone Office 1910 Marker

Photographed by Mick Hersey, April 15, 2016

5. Bremerton Telephone Office marker rededication in 2012.

This is the larger plaque prior to restoration. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mick Hersey

6. This is the larger plaque prior to restoration.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.